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Middle East Analyst is a subsidiary of The Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Company (meepas). Its main goal is to analyse contemporary political and economic affairs of the region.
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Middle East Analyst is a subsidiary of The Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Company (meepas), and is established and run by Meir Javedanfar MA, Msc.

Meir Javedanfar (right) is an Iranian – Israeli Middle East analyst. He teaches the “Contemporary Iranian Politics” course at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya. Mr Javedanfar has been described as “a respected, Iranian-born writer and analyst specializing in Israeli-Iranian relations” by TIME magazine; a prominent Iranian-Israeli analyst by The Daily Telegraph; “one of the best informed observers” by Asia Times; and as “one of the most objective analysts” by Negarkha, a leading reformist news blog based in Iran.

Meir is an Iranian born and Iranian and British educated Middle East Analyst based in Tel Aviv. He has a Masters in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University, as well as extensive experience in the analysis of Middle Eastern economic and political issues.

Mr. Javedanfar is multilingual. He speaks Farsi, Hebrew, English, Spanish and Portuguese. He has been consulted in all of the aforementioned languages by numerous media organizations including CNN, FOX News, BBC, The New York Times and others. He has also lectured at numerous universities and conferences, such as George Washington University, Foreign Affairs Symposium of University of Baltimore, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University and conferences in Brazil, Nigeria, Spain and Italy. He has been invited by several Israeli embassies abroad including Latin America to give lectures on Iran at local universities. This is in addition to invitations by the US State Department and The Pentagon.